Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. ” Peer Instruction This strategy turns a simple multiple-choice question into a quick collaborative activity.

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

The study , published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that when students divide attention between electronic devices and a classroom lecture, they still followed the lecture in the moment, but that long-term retention was reduced, resulting in lower grades on unit and final exams.

Multiple Choice Questions 138

Multiple Choice Questions Exams Lecturing Attention 138

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The most common way to do this is with some kind of a test, which traditionally happens at the end of a unit — a final exam of some kind. But in fact, it actually helps to have a closed question if you really want to check for understanding.”

Multiple Choice Questions 129

Multiple Choice Questions Culture Questions Grades 129

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

It might be about current events related to the field, the assigned reading of the day, a difficult problem or concept, or a reflection on the time and method that students are using to prepare for an upcoming exam. Students could make a copy of the slides or worksheets and take notes as they follow the lecture.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Syllabus Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218